Upper Valley All-star tournament rules 13-14yr

  1. Pitching Rule: Pitchers will be limited to 7innings every two games. Even one pitchto one batter is considered 1 inning.
  2. A starting pitcher once removed from pitching may return to pitch, if he does not leave the field of play and he complies with Rule #1.
  3. The coach may visit his pitcher one time per inning the second visit of the inning is for removal of that pitcher.
  4. OPTIONAL BATTING ORDER: At the beginning of each game, each team has the option of batting all players on their roster. If you opt to do this there shall be no changes allowed in the batting order during the game. In the event of injury or illness to a player, that player shall take an automatic out if he is unable to take his turn at bat. You may also bat nine players and freely substitute ALL players on defense.
  5. All games shall be 7 innings or 1hr45min whichever comes first. Any inning started before the time limit will be completed. Championship games will have no time limit.
  6. Players wearing casts, braces or other supports of this type will not be allowed to play.
  7. Any of the nine starting players may withdraw and re-enter ONCE, provided such player occupies the same batting position whenever he is in the line-up.
  8. All players must remain on the team bench. Only two coaches, the batter, and man on deck, may be outside the dugout. All other players and bat boy/girl must remain inside the fence.
  9. Protective headgear must be worn by all batters and base runners. Violators will be called out. Any player warming up the pitcher MUST wear a catcher’s mask.
  10. Coaches must present a prepared line-up to the score keeper 5 minutes prior to the game time.
  11. A five minute grace period shall be allowed each team to field 9 players before a forfeit is declared.
  12. Mandatory Slide Rule: When running to a base or home plate, if there is a play, the runner must slide. This is a judgment call by the umpire. No malicious contact is allowed.
  13. A pinch runner may be used for an injured player. The pinch runner must be a player not in the lineup, during the inning he pinch runs.
  14. A 10 run rule will be in effect for all games after 5 complete innings (4 ½ innings if the home team is ahead)
  15. At the end of regulation innings, if there is still a tie, the international tie-breaker will be used. Example; See next page for specifics
  16. All teams must have matching uniforms with numbers.

Tie Breaker Rules Sheet

Extra-Inning/Tie Breaker Rule)

If the game remains tied after the completion of six (7) innings, or the time limit for the game has expired the following procedures will be implemented to determine a winner:

• Each team will begin the inning (and any subsequent necessary extra innings) with a player

on first and second, no outs.

• To begin the extra/tie breaker representatives from each team will meet at home plate and will indicate (at the same time) to the home plate umpire where the team wishes to begin the batting order.

That is, the teams have the option of beginning the extrainning or tie breaker inning; anywhere in the existing batting order that was in effect when the lastinning ended. Note that this is not a new lineup (just potentially a different order), and it may very well be the same lineup that ended the game. The rationale for doing so is to ensure that both teams have an equal chance at having what they consider to be their best hitters and base runners in a position to score in the extra/tie breakerinning.

• For example, if the team decides to have the #1 hitter in the lineup hit first, then the #8 hitter will

be placed at 2B and the #9 hitter will be placed at 1B. Furthermore, if the team decides to have

the #3 hitter in the lineup hit first, then the #1 hitter would be at 2B and the #2 hitter would be at

1B.

• Once those players/runners are determined for the extra/tie breaker inning the order of any subsequent innings will be determined by how the previous inning ended. That is, if the extra/tie breakerinning ends with the #6 hitter having the last official at bat, then the subsequent extra/tie breakerinning begins the #7 hitter at bat, and the #5 hitter at 2B and the #6 hitter at first base.

• With the exception of beginning the inning with runners on 1B and 2B with no one out, all other

Tournament rules will remain in effect during extra innings required to determine a winner.

• No player re-entry is permitted during extra innings.

• The traditional system of the visiting team hitting in the top of the inning and the home team

hitting in the bottom of the inning will remain in effect until a winner is determined